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Presents updates on the paper products industry as of November 14, 2002, including the plan of Staples Inc. to triple the amount of recycled materials in the paper products it sells.

Focuses on the prices of paper in the United States and its impact to the merger activities in the country. Significance of the merger activities in the country; Antitrust problems surrounding the industry; Brief information on some merger deals in the industry.

Reports that union leaders accepted a labor agreement on April 19, 2000, ending a weeklong strike by workers that shut down most of Finland's pulp and paper industry. Details on the labor agreement; Percentage of the global industry's annual paper and paperboard capacity that come from Finland.

Focuses on the impact of the strike by the workers of the paper industry in Finland. Producers that have been affected by the strike; How the prices were affected by the tightening of the supplies; Production capacity of the paper industry in Finland.

The article discusses why, from a hygienic point of view, paper towels are superior to electric hand dryers for drying one's hands after using a restroom, with commentary provided from epidemiologist Rodney Lee Thompson.

The article reports on the concern about the logging waste which may be produced by the planned projects of paper companies in Port Angeles, Washington, and the actions of environmentalists toward the problem, particularly on the projects of Nippon Paper Industries USA, Adage Biopower LLC, and the Port Townsend Paper Co.

The article reports that International Paper Co. will reduced its employees by 1,600 or almost 3 percent of its current work force in response to weak demand. The biggest maker of cardboard box materials is also planning to permanently close some of its plants. The shut down will bring down capacity by 2.1 million tons.

The article evaluates several environment-friendly stationery brands such as Smock greeting cards from Smock Paper, Mr. Ellie Pooh fancy memo book and Harvest Collection Banana Paper journal from Eco Paper.

The article reports that the U.S. International Trade Commission has rejected proposed duties on gloss paper imported from China. The commission argues that the U.S. market is not materially injured by cheap glossy paper from China. The ruling was prompted by a case filed by NewPage Corp. which questioned the validity of imposing countervailing duties against countries still classified as nonmarket.

The article reports on the plans of Weyerhaeuser Co., a forest products company in Federal Way, Washington, to split off its fine-paper business into a new company.

Discusses the expected recovery of the paper industry in 2004.

Reports on the second-quarter earnings of paper companies in 2003.

Reports that International Paper Co. has hired an outside firm to verify that its forest-management practices are effective. Efforts made by paper and wood companies to review their logging and replanting practices.

Reports that most North American paper and forest-products companies are expected to post strong third-quarter 1999 results. Implication of improved year-over-year results; Expected earnings to be posted by International Paper Co.; Sales of Champion International Corp. in 1998; Operating income posted by the packaging segment of Tenneco Inc.

Forecasts the second quarter earnings for 1999 of paper and forest-products companies in the United States. Financial information on Georgia Pacific Corp.; Details on the International Paper Co.; Outlook on the earnings of the Champion International Corp.

Reports that Procter & Gamble Co. has signed a letter of intent to acquire the household paper business of Long Chen Paper Co. Worth of the deal; Share price of Procter & Gamble.

Describes financial performance of companies in the paper products industry for the second quarter of 2002.

The dealership resorted to a workaround - a power of attorney agreement that gave the dealer the ability to sign the title once it was available, says Mr. Huston, who works in farm-equipment sales. Photo: Isaac Armstrong William Huston, of Sturgis, S.D., heard about the title-paper difficulties when he was trading in his Dodge Challenger for a Ford pickup. [Extracted from the article]

Reports on the closure of International Paper Company's lumber mills in Maine.

Deals with the agreement between International Paper Co. and Power Paper Ltd. to put audio and visual effects on packages for products that could range from french fries to toys in January 2001.

The article discusses potential applications for an innovative kind of paper developed by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology that can repel fluids.

Reports on the plans by Wausau Paper Mills Company to buy Mosinee Paper Company for an agreed price. What is the value of the stock; Terms of the contract; How did the shares close on the stock market; What will Mosinee be renamed; Information on both companies.

Focuses on the business prospects of paper companies. Earning rating hike by Merrill Lynch for paper firms; Price rise of paper and pulp; Concern of investors; Speculation about the business of paper firms in the 1995 first quarter.

Speculates on future trends in paper prices. Opinion of various analysts on trends in paper prices; Implications of increase in paper prices for paper producers, publishers and others; Statistics on changes in pulp and newsprint prices; Reasons for increase in paper prices; Details of measures of publishers for reduction of expenditure on paper.

Reports rise in paper and paperboard production in United States during September 1994. Data from American Forest and Paper Association.

Profiles Robert Spizman, an S&G Packaging bagging trainer who visits stores in an attempt to sell them on the use of a paper bag over the cheaper plastic bag. The 1998 and 1982 figures showing the market share loss for the paper bag industry; Customer preference for paper bags; Positive features of the paper bag; Stores Spizman has visited; His strategy; Specific supermarket chains; Statistics.

Depicts a graph of United States paper and paperboard production. How it fell in March 1997 to a seasonally adjusted rate of 94.0 million tons from 94.6 tons in February; American Forest and Paper Association report.

Informs about the advertising campaign by Scott Paper for their latest designed toilet paper. Information about the toilet paper; Relation of Scott Paper with its competitors.

The article discusses how paper making company Asia Pulp and Paper Co. (APP) is attempting to improve his environmental standards after protests from environmental groups such as Greenpeace over the company's forest clear-cutting practices and damage to habitats of endangered tigers and orangutans.

The article reports on the decline in value of holdings of Commercial Paper Funding Facility of the U.S. Federal Reserve to 67.3 billion dollars in the week ending July 29, 2009. Companies took their funds from the facility as three-month commercial paper was maturing. About 334 billion dollars was held by the facility at the end of 2008.